South Plains College Plainview Workforce will be offering several courses for spring 2015, including CNA, Phlebotomy and EKG (special requirements and advanced registration procedures apply for most allied health courses), basic electricity and home wiring. Computer classes will be scheduled when five students register. For more information, come by the center at 1920 W 24th St. or call 296-9611 Ext. 4304 or 4320

Danny Andrews will have a signing for his book, "Things I Have Saw and Did - 50 Years of Thinking Out Loud," from 10 a.m.-noon Wednesday, Dec. 17, at the Hale Center Library, 609 Main. The book sells for $25 each, including mailing, all purchasers will be a drawing for a large Wayland blanket and proceeds benefit the general scholarship fund at Wayland. Books also are available at the Wayland University Store and at the Trinity Building, Ninth and Utica (north entrance).

A free posole dinner for the community will be served beginning at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24, at Thirsty's Rental Hall, 615 N. Ash. Pancho Claus will be there with goody bags for children, along with pinatas, a bouncy house and holiday music. Call Rosas Services at 291-0460 for information.

Unger Memorial Library is sponsoring Plainview Page Turners reading group. The next meeting is at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 17 in the Unger Library meeting room to discuss "Wishin and Hopin" by Wally Lamb. Copies of the book are available at the library's front desk. All readers are welcome.

The Iva Wheeler Circle of First United Methodist Church will be selling pecans from the 2014 crop. Available will be pecan halves or pieces in 16 oz. bags for $10 each. They may be purchased at the church office, 1001 W. Seventh St., from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The office is closed from noon- 1 p.m.

Alvin Petty will pick up garage sale-types of items, with proceeds going to the Ideal Village Chapel Scholarship Fund. Call 806-759-0735.

St. Paul Lutheran Church youth are selling Pecan Ridge pecan halves, large pieces and small chopped pieces for $9.50 per pound. Delivery in Plainview is available until Dec. 21. Call Beverly Wall at 774-1040, Nelda Barbian at 296-5004 or the church at 293-1697.

For Kids Sake classes for adults and Sandcastles for children ages 5-7 will be held from 8:15 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 10, Feb. 14, March 21 and April 11 at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 710 Joliet. Cost is $40 (cash only) For Kids Sake and $10 cash per child ($20 for three or more children) for Sandcastles. There is no need to register. Call 995-2756 and ask for Vickie.

The next meeting of the Literary Lunch Bunch will be at noon Tuesday, Feb. 17, in Van Howeling Room 104 on the Wayland campus. A light lunch will be provided. The books to be discussed include "Being Mortal" by Atul Gawande, "Jamaica Inn" by Daphne Du Maurier, "Violins of Hope" by James A. Grymes and "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr. Other books to be given thumbs up or thumbs down are "Killing Patton" by Bill O'Reilly, "Grey Mountain" by John Grisham and "41" by George W. Bush.

Hosting a foreign exchange student with American Cultural Exchange Service could be a fun way to learn about other countries and cultures. Students speak English and have health insurance and personal spending money, and host families must provide a separate bed and in-house meals. Those interested should contact ACES local coordinator Kevin Foster in Amarillo at 806-352-4214, email ktexa2@clearwire.net or visit www.exploretheworld.org.

January Readers' Page will be published Jan. 7. Readers are invited to submit original poetry, essays, features and photos to: Readers' Page, 820 Broadway, Plainview, TX 79072; bring them to the Herald at 820 Broadway; or email to dmcdonough@hearstnp.com. All submissions should include a name, town and daytime phone number.